Job Details

Summary
Defines, plans, implements, and monitors patient care delivery, fiscal management, human resource management and departmental operations for defined care areas. Takes a leadership role in developing policy and standards for patient care services and operational goal attainment.

Job Description

Summary
Defines, plans, implements, and monitors patient care delivery, fiscal management, human resource management and departmental operations for defined care areas. Takes a leadership role in developing policy and standards for patient care services and operational goal attainment.

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Coordinate and oversee the personnel management of all nursing units/departments. Manages through teams of Directors and Managers.
• Has authority to determine proper resource allocation within span of control.
• Typically serves as senior executive nurse of a specific hospital or leads a significant portion of an inpatient nursing region
• Ensure the ongoing education, development and mentoring of nurse leaders within their purview
• Maintain effective relationships, communication and collaborations with other department directors and with hospital operations leadership to ensure daily operations and long range patient care strategies within Jefferson Health consistently meet all regulatory and patient care standards.
• Viewed as a key member of regional leadership team.
• Coordinate and oversee the operational and capital budgets of all inpatient units within span of control.
• Support and develop the professional practice environment supported by the tenets of ANCC
• Ensure units/departments comply with all regulatory agency standards and requirements
• Collaborate with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to ensure that all departments quality, safety, patient satisfaction, staff engagement and fiscal plans are developed, implemented and goals attained.
• Ensure implementation of enterprise and regional nursing strategies to achieve success in defined goals.
• Tracks and reports key quality, safety, experience and financial key performance indicators and directs actions plans accordingly.
• Demonstrates a commitment to working collaboratively to meet the needs of communities served.
• Supports professional development programs and promotes a culture of continuous learning, and appreciative inquiry.
• Communicates and shares information with staff on a regular basis. Keeps employees informed of new policies, procedures, new programs and other pertinent information relevant to nursing practice
• Collaborate with the CNO to be responsible for the building and sustaining of a culture of accountability and assuring that nursing practices are based on tenets of patient and family centered care and high reliability throughout nursing and the organization

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree BSN
• Minimum 8 years progressive clinical and management experience
• 1 year experience as a nurse or program manager and nursing/clinical director

• Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of New Jersey

• Certification in Nursing leadership
• Proven track record as both a Nurse or Program Manager and Nursing / Clinical Director

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree

• Membership in professional organization encouraged

• Certification in clinical practice are preferred

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight. Frequent to continuous standing/walking. Patient transporters can walk 8-10 miles per shift. *Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Salary Range

$148,428.59 to $211,511.22 Annual

The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is eligible for an annual incentive.

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Kennedy University Hospitals, Inc

Primary Location Address

2201 Chapel Ave West & Cooper Landing Rd, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.